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The lure of “easy” money and the economic prosperity that comes with it is often too much for young girls to resist. Other factors include poor education, peer pressure, gangs and/or the death of a parent. In addition, exposure to extramarital affairs and pornography are other contributing factors as well as broken homes where abuse, [...]

Round 2 Prep These past few weeks we have been preparing for the start of Level 1 and Level 2 of the EMPOWER Girls program in Villa Enmanuel. Finding girls for Level 1 was an easy task as most could not wait to begin and we even had to cap the amount of girls in [...]

Raimy is just 13 years old but has lived a lifetime. The youngest of six boys, he lives in a room with his 14 year old brother. His mother lives nearby, but not with them. Sometimes they eat together while other times he’s on his own. His dad died when he was 10 or 11, [...]

For a while now we’ve been working on finding a way for our American Supporters to make donations to SHM and receive their tax deductions. We’re glad to say that we’ve finally found a way. And we’d like to thank everyone who’s supported Servant’s Heart over the years – we appreciate all of you so [...]

We are excited to announce a change we are making to our Hugs for Kids Sponsorship Program. Previously included in our Hugs for Kids Child Sponsorship Program were both bi-annual medical health checks and a nutrition program. This September we are introducing our Healthy Kids: Nutrition and Health Program. Included in the new program are [...]

The new school year has started at Hugs for Kids School! We were busy this summer working with teams and volunteers to get things ready for the students to arrive. One of the projects that we wanted to have ready were work/play stations for our Pre-K classes. We love how they turned out! What do [...]

Breast Cancer March On Saturday July 14, 2012 we had the opportunity to participate in a Breast Cancer Awareness March in Los Charamichos, Dominican Republic. The event was organized by Island Impact in hopes of showing the importance of getting screened for breast cancer. According to the Canadian Cancer Society, in 2012 an estimated 22,700 [...]

When I first came down to the Dominican Republic almost two years ago, it was a very exciting time for Servant’s Heart Ministries. They had just opened their second medical clinic, and were starting the first year of the Hugs for Kids school. In anticipation of returning this year, I was anxious to see the [...]

For about a year we have been working with a young Haitian girl named Christlove in order for her to receive medical attention for a very serious birth abnormality. She has finally received the operation she desperately needed. We would like to thank all of you that have given both financially and with your prayers [...]

In Sosua and area, there is a lack of educational and recreational activities that help prepare teenage girls emotionally and academically for the future so that they have more options in life other than getting pregnant at an early age or entering the world of prostitution. The Empower Girls Program has positively affected the lives [...]